We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor as of recent that may be of interest to you.

Effective Date Chapter Bill Number Summary
8/1/2021 Ch. 58 of 2020

Part H

A.9508-B

S.7508-B

Adjusts the penalties for unlicensed operation of ground transportation to and from airports.
8/12/2021 Ch. 239 of 2021 A.6040

S.3941

Includes electronic messaging texts as a form of telemarketing communication for purposes of the no-call registry.
8/15/2021 Ch. 277 of 2021

Ch. 305 of 2021

A.2355-A

S.1042-A

A.7959

S.7148

Modifies the calculation of unemployment insurance benefits to ensure that partially unemployed workers have access to benefits.
8/15/2021 Ch. 286 of 2021 A.6531

S.3474

Enacts Lian’s Law, which adds preeclampsia to the list of medical conditions included in the Department of Health’s Health Care and Wellness Education and Outreach Program.
8/17/2021 Ch. 57 of 2021

Part MM

 

A.3007-C

S.2507-C

 

Establishes a demonstration program for eligible pediatric residential health care facilities

to operate as young adult residential health care facilities to help children with medical fragility transition to adulthood.

8/21/2021 Ch. 306 of 2021 A.3891

S.3086

Increases the age of consent for purposes of marriage to the age of 18.
8/30/2021 Ch. 228 of 2021 A.7481

S.6714

Removes the requirement

that a person must have a permit to import milk products and allows the Department of Agriculture and Markets to advance 50 percent of a dairy farmer’s claim for unpaid milk regardless of whether the defaulting dealer participates in the milk producers security fund.